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Integration guide

App Store

Track ratings and reviews for an iOS or Mac app.

Connect with
Store URL
Scope
Apps you choose
Direction
Read-only

Connecting the App Store lets Kinn read the reviews for an iOS app — useful when a mobile game or app is part of your product. App Store reviews are a concentrated source of rating-driven feedback: what frustrates players enough to leave a review, and what wins them over.

This integration pulls in reviews only.

What it pulls in​

  • Reviews — the star rating and the review text for the app you track

It doesn't pull anything beyond reviews.

Coverage and the API key​

The details Kinn can see depend on whether you provide API credentials:

  • With a public store URL — Kinn reads reviews openly available on the store.
  • With App Store Connect credentials — Kinn can also retrieve non-public review details, including developer responses and additional metadata.
tip

Start with the public listing. Add credentials only if you own the app and need the additional review details available through App Store Connect.

How to connect​

  1. From your dashboard, go to Settings → Integrations → Add Integration → App Store.
  2. Paste the app's full App Store URL.
  3. (Optional) Go to Settings → Credentials → App Store and enter the Key ID, Issuer ID, and full contents of your .p8 private key.
  4. Wait for the initial sync to finish. Once synced, you can run your first query.
note

Kinn reads review content only. If you provide an App Store Connect API key, it is used solely to retrieve review data — Kinn makes no changes to your App Store Connect account.

Access​

Public listing connections need no Apple account and are read-only. Optional App Store Connect credentials are stored for review retrieval only. Kinn cannot edit the listing, publish a release, or respond to reviews.

What you can now ask​

  • What are the most common complaints in our recent App Store reviews?
  • How has our rating trended since the last update?
  • What do one-star reviews mention most often?
  • Are reviews improving after our latest release?
  • Summarize what players love versus what frustrates them.

See Queries for sharper questions, and Example queries for a fuller library.